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 * ["Bluetooth"] - Debian wiki page  * ["BluetoothUser"] - Using Bluetooth on Debian systems
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attachment:Portal/IDB/logo_portal.png Welcome to ["Debian"] Wireless

  • attachment:Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This page is a portal to various Debian "wireless" technologies. Here are definitions for the various "wireless" technologies followed by a link to the specific Debian Wiki page for that technology.

Wifi

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[:WiFi:Wi-Fi]TM is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology standardized as ieee802.11 b/g/a/n. It's primary usage is to connect computers within the same house/entreprise. Note that it's often used to connect to the Internet through a DSL or cable router. (read more about wifi at [wiki:WiFi Wikipedia] )

  • [:WiFi:Wi-Fi] - Debian wiki page

Bluetooth

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BluetoothR is Personal Area Network (PAN) technology standardized as ieee801.15.1. It was designed to handle short-range "low bandwith" personal communications. Typically between your mobile phone, head-set, computer, printer... (read more about Bluetooth at [wiki:Bluetooth Wikipedia])

  • ["BluetoothUser"] - Using Bluetooth on Debian systems

  • ["Bluetooth"] - Debian Bluetooth information for developers

Mobile Phone Networks

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Mobile phone networks can be used to connect the Internet. There are plenty of standards.. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA "2G", "3G","3.5G" etc. (read more about Mobile Phones at [wiki:Mobile_phone Wikipedia])

  • ["Modem/3G"] - Using a dedicated 3G modem card OR Using a mobile phone as a modem (connected through Bluetooth, ["USB"]..)

Infrared

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IrDA is a very short range (<1m) optical data exchange protocol. Typical use include exchanging files between 2 laptops, sending file from/to mobile phone from/to computer, etc. Maximum speed is 115kbps or 4mbps (read more about IrDA at [wiki:IrDA Wikipedia])

  • ToDo: write an IrDA wiki page

  • Note: IrDA is a communication protocol. It is very different from remote control (see [http://www.lirc.org/ lirc])

WiMax / WirelessMAN

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?WiMax is a Wireless MAN standardized as IEEE 802.16. It is meant to provide wireless broadband access in metropolitan area. (read more about WiMAX at [wiki:WiMAX Wikipedia])

  • ToDo: write a wiki page

Satellite

Free Space Optics

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Free Space Optics (FSO) is a telecommunication technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. (read more about FSO at [wiki:Free_Space_Optics Wikipedia])

Proprietary

Keyboard/Mouse

  • Whereas some of the newer wireless keyboards and mice (sometime inappropriately name cordless) tends to use bluetooth to connect to the computer, older one used to use proprietary RF (radio-frequency) protocols. Those proprietary devices always had a base or dongle which behaved like a regular PS2/USB keyboard/mouse (from the operating system point of view).

References